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IL-10 promoter gene polymorphisms and sustained response to combination therapy in Taiwanese chronic hepatitis C patients.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2009
Chuang J Y, Yang S S, Lu Y T, Hsieh Y Y, Chen C Y, Chang S C, Chang C S, Yeh H Z, Kao J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Host genetic factors may affect clinical outcomes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; however, the possible mechanisms remain largely unknown. The role of immunopathogenesis in chronic hepatitis C leads to extensive exploration of host immunity including inflammatory cytokines. METHODS: We examined interleukin 10 (IL-10) promoter gene polymorphisms at positions -1082, -819, and -592...
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